The Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album is an award presented at the

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s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 as the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the regionally based traditional American music, including Hawaiian, Native American,

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and

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music genres. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the

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of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". The category was introduced in

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in which the previous Best Hawaiian Music Album, Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album and Best Native American Music Album categories were combined. The change was the result of a major overhaul of Grammy categories, announced in April 2011. The new category also recognizes other American roots forms, such as

, whose own Grammy category was discontinued in 2009. In 2021, the category added the inclusion of Go Go music. Hawaiian musician

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holds the record of most wins in the category with three.

Recipients

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience

Kalani Pe'a at the 2019 Grammy Awards Red Carpet

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References

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External links

Official Site of the Grammy Awards
{{Grammy Award years {{Grammy Award categories Awards established in 2012 Regional Roots Music Album Album awards